Scottish Tories 'must rule out Nazi candidates'

THE Scottish Conservatives have been urged to rule out standing Nazi candidates after a former extremist was picked to represent the party down south.

Joshua Bonehill-Paine had been selected to fight the Crewkerne South ward in Somerset for the Conservatives next May.

Joshua Bonehill-Paine targeted ex-Labour MP Luciana Berger with antisemitic abuse and was convicted of racially harassing her

Joshua Bonehill-Paine, who was convicted of harassing Jewish MP, says Badenoch has offered him advisory role instead A former neo-Nazi activist who was convicted of harassing a Jewish MP has withdrawn as a Conservative election candidate after his selection prompted an outcry from Jewish groups and others. Joshua Boneh

Party leader Kemi Badenoch said she was ‘sad’ about his decision.

It follows a backlash against the party's decision to pick Joshua Bonehill-Paine as a council candidate in Somerset.

Joshua Bonehill-Paine said Kemi Badenoch had offered him an alternative role as ‘an adviser to the Conservative Party’s Culture and Integration Commission, specifically focusing on how young men become radicalised’

Joshua Bonehill-Paine has announced he no longer intends to stand for a seat on Somerset Council, despite getting the backing of Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch

Luciana Berger said she was still haunted by the case and slammed Tory leader Kemi Badenoch's decision

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Tories pick former neo-Nazi as council candidate  The Times

A FORMER neonazi convicted for harassing a Jewish MP has been selected to stand for the Tories in a local election in Somerset. Joshua Bonehill-Paine claimed the Conservative local branch and the national party were “fully aware of his past” after being picked on Monday for the council election in a new Crewkerne South

Joshua Bonehill-Paine has a number of convictions in his past, including one for harassing a Labour MP A convicted former neo-Nazi has been selected by the Conservatives to be their candidate for a council election in Somerset. Joshua Bonehill-Paine is now best known as the creator of the popular Crewkerne Gazette acco

Councillors have been accused of treating their duties like 'a gig'.